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SUBMITTER: Kaieda S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3824542 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kaieda Shuji S Setlow Barbara B Setlow Peter P Halle Bertil B
Biophysical journal 20131101 9
Bacterial spores in a metabolically dormant state can survive long periods without nutrients under extreme environmental conditions. The molecular basis of spore dormancy is not well understood, but the distribution and physical state of water within the spore is thought to play an important role. Two scenarios have been proposed for the spore's core region, containing the DNA and most enzymes. In the gel scenario, the core is a structured macromolecular framework permeated by mobile water. In t ...[more]